Gardaí stopped and searched a car in the Donnybrook area on Thursday.

Red Rock Donnybrook Ltd had received permission from An Bord Pleanála to redevelop the Circle K-occupied site

Cairn Homes will begin construction of the 608-unit apartment scheme

The tender says RTÉ owns six studio sites - Donnybrook HQ; Cork; Sligo; Casla, Co Galway; Derrybeg, Co Donegal; and Ballydavid, Co Kerry; and leases a further six studio sites in Galway, Limerick, Athlone, Dundalk, Waterford and Belfast.

In a submission to An Bord Pleanála, Cairn Homes Montrose has stated that it has not been possible to proceed with the 2023 permission without first securing permission for the reinstatement of Block 5, the 16-storey tower containing the planned hotel.

The Council had granted planning permission after omitting two storeys from the 10-storey block scheme.

RTÉ is exploring the possibility of selling off part of its Donnybrook campus to raise revenue